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Expression of benign and malignant thyroid tissue in ovarian teratomas and the importance of multimodal management as illustrated by a BRAF-positive follicular variant of papillary thyroid cancer.
Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association - 1 Sept 2010
Wolff Erin F, Hughes Marybeth, Merino Maria J, Reynolds James C, Davis Jeremy L, Cochran Craig S, Celi Francesco S
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BACKGROUND: The most common type of ovarian germ cell tumor is the teratoma. Thyroid tissue, both benign and malignant, may be a component of an ovarian teratoma. Here we review this topic and illustrate major features by presenting multimodal management of a patient with BRAF-positive disseminat...
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